🧿 Odzaberd

Armenia · Asia · 40.15°N, 45.49°E

Odzaberd was an ancient settlement in modern Armenia on the shore of Lake Sevan. It was founded in the 8th century BCE by a ruler of Urartu, an Iron Age kingdom centered in the Armenian Highlands, and continuously occupied into the Middle Ages. The site is organized into three distinct zones: a central citadel, a fortress, and an extensive outer town. Archaeologists undertook excavations at the site in 2016 and 2017.

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Quick facts

Country	Armenia
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	40.15°N, 45.49°E · view on map

Odzaberd is located in Armenia, in Asia.

More archaeological sites in Armenia

Areni-1 cave · Areni-1 winery · Armavir (ancient city) · Artaxata · Bagaran (ancient city) · Carahunge · Dvin (ancient city) · Erebuni Fortress · Garni Temple · Karmir Blur.

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